The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-07
THE VOLUNTEER GOT LEFT.
BEATEN ON THE LAST HALF OF T1YB
RUN TO COTTAGE C1TY.

BEATEN ON THE LAST HALF OF xMB
RUN TO COTTAGE CzTT.
she Changed her Course and Ra. Against .
Stress Tiae, which the Msyaewer aaA
Puritan Avsidedb bat In che Zeal Test
srseeea she Boat beth or her 1ivals.
COTTAGE CITY, Mass, Aug. 6.--Acoording
to the official figures, the result Of the run Of
the New York Yacht Clubs splendid squadron
from Newport to this harbor is unfavorable to
the Volunteer, but the figures In this case. not
withstanding tho proverb. are not oonolu-
sive. The Mayfower beat the Volunteer 4
minutes and At seconds, and the Puritan
beat her 10 seconds; but during the
last half Of the run the Volunteer
had to battle against q strong tide. which the
other Burgess models avoided by keeping close
to tho shore Of Martha's Vineyard. The only
real test of the steel boats ability compared
with tho Maynower and Puritan was In the long
reach from the start of Brenton Reef Light
ship to the Sow and Pigs, during which the
Volunteer beat tho Mayhower . minutes IA
seconds and the Puritan minutes IS Soc
onds. Within ten miles OF the finish the
Volunteer violated the recognized principles
OF yachting by parting company with her an
tagonists. She dropped to Toward. probably
hoping. by going outside the middle Ground,
which is the shoal dividing the two chahnsls.
to avoid the tide. Here the tide seemed tobe
running strongsr.and the oteel eiippsrsot left.
The Commodore, through the medium Of
that nautical sign language. the internar
honal CODE had . little talk with his Captains
rust after colors this morning. This order was
futtered from the foremast: Fleet Will PRO-
coed to Vineyard Haven Bunting from the
mizsenmast added: Start from NewpoFt.s
m tyuO 0a frov md ~
10 O'Clock. Rcd and white psnnants were Inn
mediately displayed all over tho feet signify-
ing, We are with you, Commodore Prompt
ly at 10 O'Clock the Electra fred the kun for the
begun, s and those thou HEsd The is" oSssry.
Ses out Of The Without maeS srSWdias.
They were admirably managed and got into che
Cassr sSs ss
q The hsrPor and put several tG S.ckts, isoudiss
steamed ont e B;0ptons Rect dShtaiP and
desorased the st sea. Hwhoie-saii btesae rom
AZ siiPs. S 5sss {. e s.
but she was nevertheless timed. the conditions
end and Pcs lis6tsAip They .sssssa e sSs order:
SSsis is ait.n ssit 1 H. ss
4s12 49, a22s May9ge 49,
Msehef a. as Ia t &edasa sSe rs t I'll
10:41:l2;, Puritan, 10: 1920 Mystery, 10:-
fsns; Nonp.is
lO:66:$2: Palmer. 10: IS :OS; Concord. 10S:40:
b.ss j 4sassss SIstis
:SzSS iiHss e. %; Raye Si IS Il 81:
SSS sS4l fitaa!a asa 1reaSois. II Ss;ss::
Gsshsss. Il OSLO; Crasade r. Il :1s :2l.
nas es
:s Sy R5s .sass s'Ssss ss Ss e
Rs q S sse ne sSs
IL issshsSsS qon;JIiss,Isssly aid i'd >, the leaders
os.r s0p PASSED the and Pics It
sea passed ss h sss SG u
only y seconds behind her; II Tho feng reach
10 m
and the Puritan minutes and rs seconds.
iutiiSR match with the steel slipper Her evi:
the Volunteer. start u sheet. and. depending on
1 her ability as q runner knock out her steel
The old America started exactly one minute
sidered flyer. Gen. Butler stood on the quar-
ter deck With his round lace ,wreathsd n
old time crack held on to the Gitana like Q
ieeeh. and was only thirty seconds asterr when
Cd tour minutes bsbind the A%eriss and ffvS
mlputss after the Gitana' was then well ahead
The constantly Increasing breeze. which had
shifted to the the
Chop Sass re- record the insh ISL
Joseph Stick neys, steam Yacht susauehanps,
which must have been fairly flying as she led
tx sfh r4 fhe Esstrss f s
W Wossa Ct The Of vsad Haven
tide down ESs n Ss soand Nsa Ar
vessels Of the fleet kept pear the Martha's
them experimental with ,spinnakeEs. which.
Tbe May Is materially ans lily a aia t Ssps
this shore and received the first benefits o. the
shift Of the wind It soon became apparent as
would S carry of tile doubtful honors Of The
day Her 5uiag balloon b.pppsa which
her -smokingly along Preparatory to round-
ing West Chop aud crossing the line she TOOK
In her balloon jibtopsail and set smaller sail.
She crossed the line at 2:32:39. The Puritan
The Mayfower thus beat the Puritan min
utos and IL seconds, and the Volunteer 4 min
utes and At seconds. The Gitana beat the his.
toric America by minutes and Is seconds.
When the leaders arrived the tide had been
increased In force the wind grew lighter, and
the yachts astern came In rather lazily The
Electra was anchored three hours of West
Chop taking the time,
The following is the oflclal record Of the
time made by the yachts In the run:
sCHooHERs-
Name Start Fgnish ElapteA lima
NorsemAn.. ............10.3I SO 2:l9:30 S:46O0
Sachem. ............ l0:tS:53 2.94.T SAO:14
GttAnA. .1O.3SI2O 9.H9'32 %OlI2
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